En musikvideo som är en parodi på Michel Jacksons och Lionel Richies välgörenhetslåt We are the world gör succé på Youtube.

Ny stor svensk studie. Positiv effekt på impulsivitet.

SternisheFan writes with news of rumors over Microsoft's plans for its next-gen Xbox console. According to The Verge, the company is working on a cheap, Xbox-based set-top box for some time in 2013. "The device will run on the core components of Windows 8 and support casual gaming titles rather than full Xbox games typically found on a dedicated console. Although hardware specifications aren't fully locked down, we understand Microsoft will use a chipset to enable an "always on" device that boots quickly and resumes to provide near-instant access to TV and entertainment services. Microsoft's Xbox set-top box work is said to be part of a broader effort to ensure its core architecture for the next-generation Xbox is scalable enough to be put together to run on a number of devices. We understand that the company could opt to combine its core system for the next Xbox with a phone stack to deliver a phone capable of running a full version of Microsoft's Xbox Live services."

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Jules Leal's abduction in safer part of country raises fears armed groups governing the north have extended reach.

Presidents of DR Congo, Rwanda and Uganda discuss crisis after M23 rebels capture Congolese city in North Kivu province.

Justin Trudeau, sonen till Kanadas mest kända politiker, skulle föra sin fars liberala parti till makten om det vore val nu enligt en opinionsundersökning.

Har nu bekräftats. Klart med vapenvila i Gaza.

coondoggie writes "It may be a gimmick or the ultimate answer, but a California city this week okay-ed a draft ordinance that would let businesses install 7,000-volt electric fences to protect sites from rampant copper thieves. As reported by the Sacramento CBS station, the reaction from one business owner to the ordinance says it all: 'It'll be a little fun to watch one of these guys get electrocuted holding my fence trying to rob me.'"

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concealment sends in an AP report about an uproar in India over citizens arrested for their Facebook remarks. Quoting: "As India's financial capital shut down for the weekend funeral of a powerful politician linked to waves of mob violence, a woman posted on Facebook that the closures in Mumbai were 'due to fear, not due to respect.' A friend of hers hit the 'like' button. For that, both women were arrested. Analysts and the media are slamming the Maharashtra state government for what they said was a flagrant misuse of the law and an attempt to curb freedom of expression. The arrests were seen as a move by police to prevent any outbreak of violence by supporters of Bal Thackeray, a powerful Hindu fundamentalist politician who died Saturday."

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Having just celebrated his 45th birthday, Adam Engst shares two of the unexpected highlights of this year’s birthday — a personalized song via the AcoustiCards iOS app and an actual gift via the new Facebook Gifts program.

 

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